Data from: Science update for the South Peace Northern Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 15) in British Columbia ...

All caribou in British Columbia belong to the woodland subspecies (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and are further classified into three ecotypes based on differences in habitat use, behaviour and migration patterns. Approximately 17,000 northern ecotype Woodland Caribou reside in the province. This docu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seip, Dale R., Price, Elena
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: Movebank Data Repository 2019
Subjects:
Rangifer tarandus
animal migration
animal behavior
animal movement
animal tracking
caribou
GPS logger
habitat selection
radio telemetry
rangifer tarandus
satellite telemetry
wildlife management
British Columbia
Canada
Moberly
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.p5bn656k
https://www.datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.955
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Summary:All caribou in British Columbia belong to the woodland subspecies (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and are further classified into three ecotypes based on differences in habitat use, behaviour and migration patterns. Approximately 17,000 northern ecotype Woodland Caribou reside in the province. This document focuses on seven herds belonging to this population found in the southern Peace region of BC (South Peace Northern Caribou, SPNC). These herds are referred to as the Graham, Moberly, Scott, Burnt Pine, Kennedy Siding, Quintette and Narraway. There are approximately 1,000 SPNC in BC The following summarizes the designations that apply to SPNC, which are designated as Threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. They are listed as Threatened in Canada on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. In BC, the SPNC are ranked S3 (special concern, vulnerable to extirpation or extinction) by the Conservation Data Centre and are on the provincial Blue list. The BC Conservation Framework ...

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